{"id":3740,"date":"2026-03-02T16:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/?page_id=3740"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:26:59","slug":"experiential-education-at-fwsop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/experiential-education-at-fwsop\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential Education at FWSOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-title\">\n<h3>Experiential Education<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Experiential Education is a core component of the curriculum at the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy (FWSOP), accounting for approximately 30% of the professional program and providing students with progressive, hands\u2011on learning experiences in real\u2011world pharmacy practice settings.<\/p>\n<p>Students complete Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) that integrate classroom knowledge with direct patient care, interprofessional collaboration, and professional skill development. These experiences allow students to apply clinical and scientific knowledge while developing communication, professionalism, and patient\u2011centered care skills essential to contemporary pharmacy practice.<\/p>\n<p>FWSOP\u2019s Experiential Education program is built on strong partnerships with dedicated preceptors who serve as mentors, role models, and educators. Through these collaborations, students gain meaningful exposure to diverse practice environments while preceptors play a vital role in creating practice\u2011ready, patient\u2011centered pharmacists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3742 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/files\/2026\/03\/Experiential-Education-at-FWSOP.jpg\" alt=\"A diagram outlining the experiential education timeline with four distinct phases: Summer after P1 Year: Community IPPE rotation - 4 weeks Summer after P2 Year: Hospital IPPE rotation - 4 weeks P3 Year: Fall Zone Fair and rotation scheduling, and a Spring APPE Prep course P4 Year*: Nine 1-month APPE rotations\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/files\/2026\/03\/Experiential-Education-at-FWSOP.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/files\/2026\/03\/Experiential-Education-at-FWSOP-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/files\/2026\/03\/Experiential-Education-at-FWSOP-1024x605.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/files\/2026\/03\/Experiential-Education-at-FWSOP-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/files\/2026\/03\/Experiential-Education-at-FWSOP-1536x907.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/pharmacy\/files\/2026\/03\/Experiential-Education-at-FWSOP-1608x950.jpg 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>*During the P4 year, students\u202falso\u202fcomplete\u202fa NAPLEX Pharmacy Board Exam Preparatory Course which includes a mandatory monthlong exam review in April\u202fon campus.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pharmacists interested in precepting for FWSOP should contact Lisa Brennan, Assistant Dean of Experiential Education, for more information at <a href=\"mailto:Lbrenna2@highpoint.edu\">Lbrenna2@highpoint.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Experiential Education Student Manual<\/h3>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=oee_student_manual_2025&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;u=highpointuniversity\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 60px; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<h3>Experiential Education Preceptor Manual<\/h3>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:max(60%,326px);height:0;width:100%\"><iframe allow=\"clipboard-write\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"position:absolute;border:none;width:100%;height:100%;left:0;right:0;top:0;bottom:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=oee_preceptor_manual_2025-2026_v4&#038;u=highpointuniversity\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experiential Education Experiential Education is a core component of the curriculum at the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy (FWSOP), accounting for approximately 30% of the professional program and providing students&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12536,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_hpuaeo_plugin_post_data":"","_hpuaeo_plugin_meta_tags":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3740","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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